Why redefine it since it was never defined to begin with? Success is in the eye of the stakeholder. For some, it might come down to performance against the defined baselines whereas for others it might be related to stakeholder satisfaction. Part of the discovery work when taking on a project is coming up with a definition for success of that specific project which key stakeholders agree to.
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Mark WarnerProject Manager| AURATucson, Az, United States
Success can (and should) be defined. One of the key principles of project management is to first understand the "why" behind a project. This is where an agreed-upon Mission Statement with the stakeholders comes in. This is the first step/metric/target of success. Following that, there are four primary objective metrics of success that need to be defined. These are typically captured in what is known as the golden triangle, scope and the triple constraints, or, more formally: the performance measurement baseline of a project. I.e., your objective goal on a project is to provide a solution to the Mission Statement by delivering 100% of the agreed-upon scope, meeting 100% of its quality acceptance criteria, and do so within the pre-established budget and within the pre-established schedule. And if you can't achieve this, you need to understand which of these four elements are the highest priority; i.e., so that if you have to sacrifice something, it's not the priority baseline element(s). Oh, and along the way, you must ensure your stakeholders are engaged, informed, and that their expectations are managed along the way. Successful projects *always* start by working with your stakeholders to define exactly what success looks like. Everything else on a project is about achieving that success. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Not, because definition of success is tied to each project characteristics. Saving Changes...
